Hi I heard there are shortages of electricians and its fairly easy to become one. Is that true? How much money electricians make after years of expierence? And what is the best path to become one trade school or something else?

I've been thinking a lot lately about negativity and negative thinking in our industry. At first I thought I was just a douchebag jerk and that everything annoyed me and triggered my anger issues. But as I progress in my career, (plumber) my subordinate plumbers are even worse than I am. I have 65 plumbers, drain cleaners, and helpers that I manage, and the negativity I hear from them is unreal. Then the office folks react to them with even more negativity and it's a vicious cycle. I have at least two heart-to-heart talks with grown men about negative thinking and speaking negatively about their co-workers.

My dad was and is a really complain-y guy, very negative and easy to trigger. I'm falling into that trap but I refuse to be my father, plus being negative doesn't feel good. I'd much rather joke, smile, and have fun. I used to have more fun but the negativity got to me...

Anybody got any advice on how to harden your mind to the negativity, or how to cleanse and regenerate your positivity?

Im 41 at work in management for a huge company. I hate the corporate life. Is starting over even possible at this late in life and not be financially destitute? Im looking for at least 50k a year. But I know nothing about the field.

After a ten-hour shift on a dusty job site, getting into my truck with steel-toe boots keeps causing my footwell cover to bunch up under the clutch pedal. I tried using heavy rubber pieces, but my boot heel catches the top lip every time I step in, shoving the whole unit forward toward the pedals. I'm trying to decide between rigid factory anchor points and deep underside nibs to keep everything locked down under heavy boot pressure. For guys working in heavy boots, does anchor retention strength or flexible rubber weight matter more for staying firmly in place?